by Andres BRADSHAW | Oct 15, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
This week everyone has been reflecting on their performance over the last 5 weeks. Being reflective is one of the IB Learner Profiles: “We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in...
by Sean HOWES | Oct 14, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Can a picture of a chair be considered art? What if that picture is taken from a furniture catalogue? Can a prank be considered as an example of performance art? And what about graffiti? Does that have artistic value? If a famous graffiti artist such as Banksy...
by Tynisha LOUGHER | Oct 14, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary French
Who says learning grammar isn’t fun? Grade 8 French students played the “dice game” to review the different forms of the verb être (to be) and francophone countries. In their current unit of study, students are learning more about the French-speaking...
by Paul Healy | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9
A busy week after the impromptu long weekend. All grades are coming to the end of the criteria A. In between completing tasks in their process journals, students have been playing Kahoot games focused on Sustainability Goals, COVID 19 and Quizlet featuring the MYP...
by Greg PERRY | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
With last week’s unexpected interruption We did not get to report out about the MYP authorization event. Here is a short report out of an event that was months in the planning and that involved just about everyone in the upper school as well as support staff at...
by Margot SIMONDS | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
Grade eight students have been working on visual definitions for terms associated with monarchies to demonstrate their understanding. Many students enjoyed using a new program called Storyboard That to create visuals for their definitions.
